Bag-holder



(No Model.)

W. J. YENGLING.

' BAG HOLDER. No. 307,698. Patented Nov. 4, 1884.

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IVILLARD J. YENGLING, OF MINERVA, OHIO.

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Eb; .EICIFICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 307,698, datedNovember a, 1884.

Application filed Jam 1!), 1884. (No model.)

T0 aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I. WILLARD J. YENG- LING, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Minerva, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bag-Holders; and Ido declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

"his invention relates to bagholders; and it consists in the novelconstruction and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective, Fig. 2 aplan view, and Fig.8 a rear elevation, of a device constructed accordim to my invention.Fig. 4 shows a modification.

The standard or upright A. may be mounted on a suitable portable base,a, or be other wise supported, according to the wishes of the maker. Oneside of this standard is provided with teeth a, so as to more securelyhold the bag-holding frame at any desired point to which it may beadjusted. I have shown these teeth on the rear of the standard; butmanifestly they may be arranged on the front edge of said part withoutinvolving a departure from my invention.

The bag-holding frame consists. essentially, of the arms B B, thesliding bar 0, and a retracting-spring, I), together with a suitablesupport. The arms B have their outer ends bent or otherwise suitablyformed at b to engage and hold one side of the bag, and are connected attheir inner ends by a cross bar, B, which is perforated at b and fitsover and is movable vertically on the standard A. It will be seen thatthe weight of the arms, &o., will cause the walls of opening Z) to bindagainst the standard and hold it at any point to which it may beadjusted vertically. This will be effected if the standard be smooth;but by using the teeth a the frame is held more firmly, as will beappreciated. I have also shown a setsmew, at, turned through the bar Band bearing against the standard so as to lock the frame at any desiredpoint. As

before indicated, the teeth and set-screw may be dispensed with, and theframe 13 B, &c., be held merely by its weight, causing the binding onthe standard before described. The bar 0 is held and slides near itsends on the arms 13, and is bent back or otherwise properly formed atits ends G .to engage and hold the side of the bag opposite that held bythe points of the arms. The retracting-spring D connects the cross andsupporting bar with the sliding bar and operates to draw the sliding bartoward the cross supporting-bar. I prefer to use this ring as theretaining device; but, where so desired, it may be substituted for bythe construction shown in Fig. 4, in which a pivoted bar, E, hasdepending pins 6, adapted to engage the sliding bar and hold same inpositican. a

In using the retaining device shown in Fig. 4 it is necessary to pushthe sliding bar back by hand until the bag is properly stretched whenthe bar is lowered so its pins will hold the sliding bar, while thespring-retaining de vice automatieall y retracts and retains the saidbar, and is therefore preferred.

It is manifest that instead of using the standard, &c., the crossbar Bmight be secured directly to a wall or other suitable support; or thearms 13 could be extended outward from such wall, and the spring orother retaining device be also secured directly to the said wall.

In operation the mouth of the bag is caught at one side over the pointsof the arms, and at its other side over the ends of the sliding bar, thelatter bcin g adjusted forward into position to enable the easy placingof the bag thereover when it isretraeted by the spring or hand and heldby the retaining devices before described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent,

1. A bag-holder comprising a suitable standard or support, armssupported on and projected from said support and adapted at their endsto engage the bag, a bar extended between said arms and supported andmovable thereon, and adapted to engagethe bag,and retaining means,substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with asupport and the arms extended therefrom andadapted at the ends to hold the bag, of the sliding bar and theconnecting the cross and sliding bars, substan- 1c retracting andretaining spring, substantially tially as set forth. as set forth. Intestimony whereof I afiiX my signature in 3. The combination of thestandard, the presence of two witnesses.

cross-bar, )erforated centrally and fitted over and movalgle verticallyon the standard, the \VILLARD XENGLING arms projected forward from theopposite ends of the crossbar, the bar sliding on the said arms, and theretracting and retaining spring \Vitnesses:

JNo. F. JEROME,

\VILLLAM UNGER.

